Who Da Man?? 100 people in 100 days #91-100

George Meade  Career US Army officer  Replaced Thomas Hooker for the Union during the Civil War  Famous for beating Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg

Pierre Beauregard  Politician, inventor, writer, civil-servant, military officer  First prominent general of the Confederate States  Participated in major battles at Fort Sumter & Bull Run

Oliver Hazard Perry  American Navy Commander & hero in the War of 1812  Won the Battle of Lake Erie  Won 1 of the 27 gold medals given for the War of 1812

Vasco da Gama  Portuguese explorer  First explorer to find the all water route to India from Europe

William Henry Harrison  9 th president of the US  Only served about 30 days as president (died of pneumonia)  First president to die in office

Zebulon Pike  American Explorer and military officer  Sent to find the source of the Mississippi River, Pike’s Peak named for him  Fought in the War of 1812 and died in the Battle of York in Canada

Francis Marion  Fought in the French & Indian War & Revolutionary War  Known as “Swamp Fox” during the Revolutionary War  Led a series of successful nighttime guerilla-style raids against the British

Cassius M. Clay  Born in KY, politician, strong abolitionist (slave holding family)  Nicknamed “Lion of White Hall”  Wrote anti-slavery journal call “True American”, (printed in Lexington but forced to move to Cincinnati, then Louisville)

Andrew Johnson  Lincoln’s Vice President  Became the 17 th president after Lincoln’s assassination  First president to be impeached (for violation of the Tenure of Office Act & bringing disgrace & ridicule on Congress) Acquitted by one vote

Sam Houston  Military leader that led Texas to independence from Mexico  Became 1 st president of Texas and city of Houston named after him